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THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, August 22, 2019

A SPECIAL COCHECO VALLEY EDITION OF THE WEIRS TIMES NEWSPAPER. VOLUME 28, NO. 34

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Old Dogs Looking For A New Home by Scott Philbrick Live & Let Live Farm

Wounded Warrior Walks For The Fallen Seven

by Dan Seufert

Weirs Times Correspondent

door of The Broken Spoke Saloon in Weirs Beach on Aug. 6, having just walked about 30 miles a day for three straight days to raise money for the families of the seven victims of the tragic June 21 motorcycle crash in Randolph. See WALK on 28

placement for these seven beauties; they were scheduled to be euthanized. And soon. Thankfully, a rescue-minded involved individual contacted Live and Let Live Farm, and the ball was soon rolling. They were saved from the dreaded needle, finding themselves at LLLF that very day. Angel and Rascal are both twelve years old, and the See HOME on 32 ddiittiioonn AAvvailabl pplleettee EE eO nlin Coomm C s s i e hhi

Pain is nothing new to David Roberts. A corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps, he suffered a severe traumatic brain injury in an explosion in Okinawa in 1988. Each day since has

been a struggle to control his physical pain and his emotions, as he lives in almost the worst pain a human can have, “a 9 on a scale of 10,” Roberts said. Yet Roberts spends much of his life helping others, so it was not surprising for friends to see him walking up to the

One of the newly arrived Dachshunds waiting to be groomed at Live and Let Live Farm in Chichester.

David Roberts stops at the memorial for the seven victims of the tragic accident in Randolph, New Hampshire in June. The Marine Corps veteran walked ninety miles from the crash site to Laconia to raise money for the victim’s families. COURTESY PHOTO

If you follow the goings on at Live and Let Live Farm Rescue and Sanctuary regularly and through these articles here in this publication, you’ll perhaps spot this as a somewhat uncharacteristic piece. And that’s because this isn’t quite an update; it’s more of an urgent plea specifically for assistance in finding loving, adoptive homes for seven beautiful senior dogs who have found themselves in tragic circumstances. On Saturday, August 10, just a few days ago, we took in seven elderly dogs, six of them Dachshunds, that came from the home of a sweet, elderly lady who could no longer care for herself or them. As is so often the sad case, their loving owner had to be placed in assisted living. The result was that after being turned away from multiple shelters, ostensibly due to their age, the family was unable to find

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THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, August 22, 2019

AUGUST Through September Dinosaurs Alive! Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, Holderness. Visitors to the Science Center can see life-size dinosaurs like the way they lived during prehistoric times. The temporary exhibit features five life-size dinosaurs. They look, move, and sound like the real thing! One even spits! The exhibit is open daily from 9:30am-5pm (last trail admission at 3:30pm) and is included in regular trail admission. www. NHNature.org or 968-7194 Through September 2nd

Lakes Region Art Association Members Annual Exhibit

Lakes Region Art Gallery, Tanger Outlets, 120 Laconia Road, Tilton. Gallery hours are extended during the month of August, Tuesday – Sunday 10am-6pm. Closed Mondays (except Labor Day, Sept. 2nd). Come see all the new artwork and celebrate the awards and recognition afforded the artists. Through Sat. 24th

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner Winnipesaukee Playhouse, 33 Footlight Circle, Meredith. Dining with your prospective in-laws can be a daunting proposition. Particularly when a traditional San Francisco household is about to welcome, sight unseen, their daughter’s new love. Who happens to be a black man. Progressive thinking meets progressive reality, and the contrast and challenge is treated with humor and warmth in this relatively new stage version of the popular film.

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Thursday 22nd Plymouth Farmers Market

Plymouth Regional Senior Center Outside Plaza, Garden Street, Plymouth. 3pm-6pm. Rain or shine! 536-5030

Joel Cage – Live Music Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 8pm. www.PatricksPub.com or 293-0841

Center Harbor Historical Society and Congregational Church Joint Meeting

Schoolhouse Museum, 94 Dane Road, Rt. 25B, Center Harbor. 7pm. The Historical Society and the Congregational Church will have a joint meeting with a show and tell about the history of an 1890s red, white, diamond pattern, signature quilt. The quilt has over 300 names on it and was given to Mrs. Arthur Ward, wife of the minister who preached at the Center Harbor Congregational Church between 1883 and 1887. They will also talk about some of the early Center Harbor churches, including the present church. There will be cake and something to drink for light refreshment. All ages are welcome to join, and donations will gratefully be accepted. 968-3902

White Mountain Jewish Festival – “Trumbo”

Film

Colonial Theatre, Bethlehem. 7pm. Film historian Rick Winston will describe the Hollywood Blacklist Era and introduce the film. Tickets are available at the door for $10/general admission.

Thurs. 22nd – Sat. 24th Friends of the Meredith Library Book Sale

Meredith Librar y, Main Street, Meredith. Thurs. 9am-6pm, Fri. 9am4:30pm and Sat. 9am-1pm.

Thurs. 22nd – Sat. 31st Barnstormers Present – Katherine DiSavino’s “Things My Mother Taught Me” Barnstormers Theatre, 104 Main Street, Tamworth. The Barnstormers present the most love-affirming play you are likely to see in a long while. Funny, poignant, and full of heart, this one’s a new Barnstormers c l a s s i c . 3 2 3 - 8 5 0 0 o r w w w.

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The Fantasticks Jean’s Playhouse, 34 Papermill Drive, Lincoln. Moonlight and magic, and wistful love are the stuff of America’s longest-running musical, ever – The Fantasticks opens August 22nd and is the fourth of their five-show professional summer season. www. JeansPlayhouse.com or 745-2141

Friday 23rd Guided “Veggie Hunt” for Kids

M o u l t o n Fa r m , Q u a r r y R o a d , Meredith. 10am. This fun filled event combines the enthusiasm of Easter Egg Hunts with exploring where food comes from and how it grows. The guided “Veggie Hunt” brings children ages 5 to 9, accompanied by a parent or grandparent, into the farm’s fields with a member of the farm’s staff to learn about how each vegetable grows before the hunt begins. The cost is $12 for the first child in the group and $10 each additional child and includes a t-shirt and the veggies found during the event. 279-3915

Guided Evening Lantern Tour at Lost River Lost River Gorge & Boulder Caves, 1712 Lost River Road, Route 112W, North Woodstock. Guided evening tours begin at dusk and last 1 and a half hours. Explore Lost River by the light of lanterns and headlamps. Following the tour, enjoy s’mores around the campfire. All reservations must be made in advance as space is limited. Multiple dates available through October. 745-8031 or www.

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Dueling Pianos – Matt Langley vs Jim Tyrrell Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 9pm. www.PatricksPub.com or 293-0841

Motor Booty Affair Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. www. RochesterOperaHouse.com or 335-1992

“ReEntry: Actors Playing Jazz” Village Players Theatre, Wolfeboro. 7:30pm. ReEntry: Actors Playing Jazz is the story of eight formerly incarcerated men. They have come together after their release from prison to start a theatre group to keep them on the straight and narrow. ReEntry was developed at the Actor’s Studio in New York, under the direction of Wolfeboro native and Academy Award winner, Estelle Parsons. Parsons will de directing the production as well. $25pp. www.Village-Players.com

Saturday 24th Guided Evening Lantern Tour at Lost River Lost River Gorge & Boulder Caves, 1712 Lost River Road, Route 112W, North Woodstock. Guided evening tours begin at dusk and last 1 and a half hours. Explore Lost River by the light of lanterns and headlamps. Following the tour, enjoy s’mores around the campfire. All reservations must be made in advance as space is limited. Multiple dates available through October. 745-8031 or www.

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John Irish – Live Music Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 9pm. www.PatricksPub.com or 293-0841

Tilton Masons Public Breakfast

Masonic Building, 410 West Main Street, Tilton. 7am-9:30am. Full breakfast including omelets and eggs cooked to order. $8pp. Proceeds go to benefit the various charities the Lodge supports. 524-8268

New Hampton Farmers Market

Townhouse Road, New Hampton. 9am-noon. Maple syrup, cheeses, yogurt, baked goods, farm fresh eggs, organic and certified beef and chicken, wood crafts and so much more! Every Saturday through Columbus Day. 968-7995

Picturing the Past – Program by Artist Peter Ferber

Lake Winnipesaukee Museum, Route 3, Weirs Beach (next door to Funspot). 11am. Noted artist Peter Ferber returns to describe his process in recreating historic scenes in his paintings, focusing on recent works of Lakes Region area towns and events, including his Antique and Classic Boat Show posters. $5/non-members, free for members. Reserve your spot by calling 366-5950

TTCC Annual Lobster & Chicken Supper

The Tapply-Thompson Community Center’s annual Lobster & Chicken Supper will take place at Kelley Park in Bristol, from 5pm-6:30pm. Tickets are available at the TTCC, or at the door while they last. The cost is $17/ chicken, $20/lobster, $25/combo. TTCC offers kids a hot dog plate for $6. The meal includes salad, Walker’s Farm corn on the cob, baked potato, cole slaw, fresh rolls, dessert and drinks. Dinner entertainment will be provided by “Solitary Man”. In the event of rain, the dinner will be held inside TTCC. For more information call 744-2713

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Artist Peter Ferber At Lake Winnipesaukee Museum The Lake Winnipesaukee Museum will host acclaimed Lakes Region artist Peter Ferber with his presentation “Picturing the Past” on Saturday, August 24th, at 11am. Ferber will describe his process in recreating historic scenes and include a step-by-step discussion of recent commissions of Sanbornton Square and Wolfeboro. While watercolor has been his primary medium, he also does work in oil, acrylic and cut-paper. Ferber came into his own as an artist when he began doing paintings of the Lakes Region of New Hampshire, where he had spent all childhood his summers on Lake Winnipesaukee. His love and deep feelings for the area give a wonderful spirit and authenticity to his work, which resonates with many who share the same love for this beautiful area. For the past twenty years, he has had two one-man shows each year at The Art Place gallery in Wolfeboro. He is best known locally for an annual poster done for the New England Antique Boat Society over the last 25 years. Many area organizations (including the Castle in the Clouds and the Libby Museum) have been able to use his paintings, prints and posters as a fundraising vehicle for worthy causes. Programs focusing on the Lakes Region and New Hampshire history are held at the Lake Winnipesaukee Museum throughout the summer season. The museum, open to the public Wednesday – Saturday from 10 AM to 4 PM, is located on Route 3 in Weirs Beach, next to Funspot. Seating is limited, so please RSVP to lakewinnipesaukeemuseum@gmail.com or call 603-366-5950.

“The Rice Paddy Navy” At The Wright Museum WOLFEBORO - On Tuesday, August 27, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., author Linda Kush will present a lecture on her book, The Rice Paddy Navy: U.S. Sailors Undercover in China, at Wright Museum. Part of Wright Museum’s 2019 Lecture Series, sponsored by Ron Goodgame and Donna Canney, the lecture will provide insight into the Sino-American Cooperative Organization (SACO), a little-known, top-secret U.S. Navy unit in China during World War II. “SACO’s spied on the Japanese, rescued downed U.S. pilots, sabotaged Japanese transportation and supply depots, and trained 70,000 Chinese peasants in guerilla warfare,” Kush explained. Kush will also discuss SACO’s “colorful adventure stories,” which included working with Chinese Soldiers, pirates, fishermen, and farmers and journeying through the backcountry by charcoal-powered trucks, sampans, and on foot. “Most importantly, I would like visitors to walk away knowing that SACO was an unprecedented partnership between the Chinese and Americans,” she added. Kush is an author, freelance writer, and reporter whose work has appeared in World War II Magazine and the Boston Globe. The Rice Paddy Navy: U.S. Sailors Undercover in China takes place at Wright Museum, 77 Center Street in Wolfeboro on Tuesday, August 27 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Admission is $3 for members and $8 for non-members. Seating is limited, and reservations can be made by calling 603-569-1212. 14,000 items in its collection that are representative of both the homefront and battlefield. For more information about the 2019 Lecture Series, or museum, visit www.wrightmuseum.org.

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This newspaper was first published in 1883 by Mathew H. Calvert as Calvert’s Weirs Times and Tourists’ Gazette and continued until Mr. Calvert’s death in 1902. The new Weirs Times was re-established in 1992 and strives to maintain the patriotic spirit of its predecessor as well as his devotion to the interests of Lake Winnipesaukee and the Cocheco Valley area with the new Cocheco Times. Our newspaper’s masthead and the map of Lake Winnipesaukee in the center spread are elements in today’s paper which are taken from Calvert’s historic publication.

Because there is an element of danger in these powerful machines, there is universal acceptance of the need to make our use of them as safe as possible. Along with vehicle improvements, technological safety devices, and better road designs, regulations such as stop signs, traffic lights, speed limits, licensing, registration, and laws regarding DUI and seat belts have saved thousands of lives. Guns, too, are an integral part of our life in this country, are loved by their owners and have an element of danger. However, the NRA and the politicians who are beholden to them resist any attempt to improve gun safety. When they quote the Second Amendment about the right to bear arms, they leave out two important words, “well regulated.” They also ignore the Founding Fathers’ intention, as stated in the Preamble to the Constitution to “insure domestic tranquility.” Unregulated guns combined with a climate of hatred and intolerance have shattered our domestic tranquility and taken the life of tens of thousands of Americans each year. How long are we going to stand for this infringement of our constitutional rights to safety, domestic tranquility and to life itself? Cynthia Muse Rye, NH

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Another Successful Season

by Brendan Smith Weirs Times Editor

Is it me, or does the summer season tourist season seem to end earlier every year? It isn’t quite Labor Day and we are already bidding a fond farewell to a most special group of summer visitors. A group that I like to mention on occasion since I am proud of the work I have done for them. From the windswept streets of Hyannis, to the sandy shores of the Hamptons and even the congested Upper West Side of Manhattan, they are on their way back home after spending some time here along the beautiful shores of Lake Winnipesaukee. Yes, the folks who are part of my very successful program, The Air Is A Little Bit Better Here Than Where I Come From Fund (AIALBBHTWICF) are heading out. I started The AIALBBHTWICF Fund, to help those who were unable to rent spacious Lakefront homes in the summer because they tried to reserve an acceptable spot too late. Our mission at The AIALBBHTWICF Fund is to help them find suitable lakefront lodging to help them escape the rigors and social challenges they face at home. This year was hard, with a good economy and more and more folks forgetting to make reservations, it was a real challenge to find suitable accommodations that met their needs. It always puts a smile on my face to see a family

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we helped arriving for the summer. As they step from the Porsches or Teslas, cell phones to their ears, giving me a casual glance and nod and then, realizing I am not there to help them with their bags, but to greet them, they quickly gather their things and disappear into their lakefront rental. It warms my heart every time. But these few weeks seem to go by so fast and now we must bid fond farwell to our summer friends. Of the few that attend our The AIALBBHTWICF Fund end of season party, some took the time to acknowledge my existence and share their experiences this summer. Charles and Jean form the Hamptons, along with their children Charles and Jean, we’re very grateful for being given the chance to having enjoyed a week at a beautiful lakefront home after having almost missed the opportunity. “It was a frantic week,” said Charles. “We had been preparing ourselves for our country club annual gala and completely forgot about making reservations on the lake. We really enjoy the relief of having some lake air for a couple of weeks after breathing in that salt air all year. We really appreciate what you have done for us. Excuse me, I have to take this call.” “Everything has been great for the most part,” Jean said. “Of course, not knowing the local maitre’ds we often found ourselves waiting ungodly minutes for tables. But we knew well in advance we would have to rough it a bit. That’s what these rustic vacations are all about after all.” The Summerstones, from the Berkshires, also were kind enough to give their feedback. “It was our first time here and we were happy to be part of the program,” said Mrs. Summerstone.

“We were concerned we wouldn’t get the opportunity this year. We were late in making plans and after not getting the large lakefront home we preferred we were about to bite the bullet and rent a lakefront cabin. Your group really came in and saved us from disaster. I’m just disappointed there wasn’t more shrimp at this party.” The Rileys, who asked me not to use their real names, but I did anyway, did have a harrowing experience they shared. “It was late at night,” Mr. Riley explained. “All of a sudden the most god-awful smell you could imagine began to creep into the house. We weren’t sure what to do so we called 911. When they got here they explained to us it was a dead skunk and there was nothing they could about it. So we ended up shutting all the windows. We couldn’t even turn on the air-conditioning for another hour since it brought the smell in. It was a very harrowing experience, but we made it, barely.” It seemed like the night had just begun and then it was over. The families of The AIALBBHTWICF Fund were on their way back to their year-round homes. One of them even waved goodbye. That made it all worthwhile to me. But our work never stops. We are already in the planning stages for next summer hoping to help more families who are too busy to help themselves. It is a very rewarding experience. Brendan is the author of “The Flatlander Chronicles” and “Best Of A F.O.O.L. In New Hampshire” available at BrendanTSmith.com. His latest book “I Only Did It For The Socks and Other Tales of Aging” will be published later this year.

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THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, August 22, 2019

Open Borders Inc.: Who’s Funding the Wicked War on ICE? All the gun control zealots out in full force last week have apparently gone to the beach. An alarming shooting took place at a U.S. by Michelle Malkin Immigration Syndicated Columnist and Customs Enforcement offices in San Antonio on Tuesday. Local media reported that “multiple shots were fired on two floors targeting ICE officials.” But the Second Amendment saboteurs were AWOL. Hello? Hello? Anybody home? Federal government workers are under literal fire for enforcing our immigration laws and protecting America. But the left-wing Moms Demand Action ignored the story. So did the anti-gun Brady Campaign agitators. And the usual stampede of camera-hogging Democratic presidential candidates lost their unquenchable thirst for the spotlight to blame “hate speech” for inducing violence. The vacuum is bipartisan. With few exceptions, Beltway Republicans have also lost their tongues when they should be relentlessly smashing the open borders wall of silence about this escalating anti-ICE terror campaign. The San Antonio attack comes just one month after an antifa extremist ambushed an ICE detention facility in Tacoma, Washington, armed with a rifle and incendiary devices. The vengeful antifa gunman had assaulted a police officer last year at the same location, received a wrist slap, and then published a manifesto that declared: “I strongly encourage comrades and incom-

ing comrades to arm themselves.” The Tacoma terrorist had also invoked the incendiary ICE-bashing rhetoric of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Her diatribes on ICE centers as “concentration camps” were, in turn, borrowed from and amplified by rent-a-mobsters who demonized Homeland Security employees at a string of summer demonstrations against ICE facilities the past two years -- from the lawless hellhole of Portland to the D.C. swamp to the Big Apple criminal sanctuary to my adopted home state of Colorado, where the American flag was ripped from its post and replaced with the Mexican flag by still-unidentified vandals on the loose. The same hysterical demagogues who are blaming me for the El Paso shooting because my first book on immigration in 2002 was titled “Invasion” are silent about the climate of hate wrought by: --The New York Times op-ed page’s brazen call to target ICE and Border Patrol agents and their families. --WikiLeaks’ “ICE Patrol” personal information and location database targeting more than 9,000 ICE employees, from auditors to young research assistants and interns, electricians, IT analysts, field intelligence officers, translators, anti-terrorism experts and detention and deportation agents. --Twitter’s publication of bloody hate speech by antifa and Abolish ICE thugs, including Occupy Wall Street’s graphic cartoon advising followers on how to stab an ICE agent in the chest “and pull out his still beating heart.” Who’s funding the wicked war on ICE? For starters, open borders billionaire George Soros’ Open So-

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Why We Embrace Conspiracy Theories This week, convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein was found unresponsive in his jail cell from an apparent hanging, the day after a court unby Ben Shapiro sealed a cache Syndicated Columnist of documents from a lawsuit against his alleged procurer, Ghislaine Maxwell. Those documents included affidavits from Virginia Roberts Giuffre, the plaintiff, that allege Epstein trafficked her to major figures including former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, Prince Andrew of Britain and former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell. Epstein had allegedly attempted suicide in late July, when he apparently tried to hang himself in his cell. He was removed from that cell and placed on suicide watch. Only 11 days before his successful suicide, he was re-

moved from suicide watch. The failures were systemic. According to the Associated Press, guards on Epstein’s unit were “working extreme overtime shifts to make up for staffing shortages.” Epstein’s jailers were supposed to check on him every 30 minutes but didn’t do so, according to The New York Times. Epstein was also supposed to be housed with another inmate so he wasn’t alone; that never happened. Given the public scrutiny on Epstein -- he was the most famous federal inmate in custody -- it’s no wonder that so many Americans are deeply suspicious of his suicide. Epstein had publicly associated with both President Donald Trump and ex-President Bill Clinton; Clinton had flown on Epstein’s plane multiple times. Within hours, dueling hashtags #ClintonBodyCount and #TrumpBodyCount trended on Twitter. President Trump, seemingly bothered by

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Greenland Gimmick? NEW YORK - It’s the Summer silly season in the media; see what purports to be serious news from the eternal campaignby John J. Metzler i n g f o r t h e Syndicated Columnist Iowa Caucus, to bizarre Washington antics, or the wildest of all; Donald Trump wants to buy Greenland! Given that most of the country can’t even find the arctic island, nor has even the remotest idea that the plan was actually first tried by President Harry Truman just after WWII, the concept that an American president would want to purchase an ice bound island seems the grist of folly or a bad joke. Former Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said: “It has to be an April Fool’s joke ... totally out of season!” It would appear so. But wait! When the USA purchased Alaska from Imperial Russia in 1867, the land deal was derided as Seward’s Folly, to shame the Secretary of State who pursued what was viewed at the time as a stupid and reckless gamble squandering $7 million for 578,000 worthless square miles of ice, tundra and mountains. Since Greenland belongs to the Kingdom of Denmark, let’s recall that in 1917, as America entered WWI, Woodrow Wilson’s

administration bought the Danish Virgin Islands for a princely sum of $25 million. The islands are now known as the U.S. Virgin Islands. And just to round out the argument, let’s not forget Mr. Jefferson’s 1803 Louisiana Purchase of 800,000 square miles of French territory. Washington made the deal with Napoleon for $15 million. Thus the concept is not totally as wacky as it may seem. Greenland, the world’s largest island, falls under Danish sovereignty. Whether the Kingdom of Denmark, a wealthy member of the European Union and NATO would care to do a Deal with The Donald is another matter and highly unlikely. This writer has actually visited Greenland twice back in the 1980’s. On a hot July day I recall a contact from U.S. Air Force public affairs offering, “It’s brutally hot in New York, Want to go to Greenland?” Well, happily I did. As part of the NATO treaty the U.S. maintains a series of facilities on the island. We stayed at Sondersrtom Fjord, (base since closed) a barren piece of coastal land down stream from a massive glacier. Summer temperatures can be warm and its nearly always light outside. But just inland from the base was the vast Ice Cap of lore and legend. Sondrestrom and its adjoining Airport, a small Danish outpost, is linked to Copenhagen but has

its own economy with fishing and mining. Significantly Greenland has been identified as a resource rich repository of minerals including rare earth. Chinese tourists and business interests

have recently been poking about looking for prospecting deals. On another occasion I accompanied the New York Air National Guard 109th Airlift Wing out of Schenectady which was

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Sell An Organ Have you volunteered to be an organ donor? I did. I just clicked the box on the government form that asks if, once I die, I’m willing to by John Stossel donate my orSyndicated Columnist gans to someone who needs them. Why not? Lots of people need kidneys, livers, etc. When I’m dead, I sure won’t need mine. Still, there are not enough donors. So, more than 100,000 Americans are on a waiting list for kidneys. Taking care of them is so expensive, it consumes almost 3% of the federal budget! So why not allow Americans to sell an organ? People already legally sell blood, plasma, sperm, eggs and bone marrow. Why not a kidney? People have two. We can live a full life with just one. If the U.S. allowed people to sell, the waiting list for kidneys would soon disappear. “Poor people are going to be hurt,” replies philosophy professor Samuel Kerstein in my latest video. Kerstein advised the World Health Organization, which supports the near universal laws that ban selling organs. “Body parts to be put into Americans will come from poor countries,” warns Kerstein. “I don’t want to see poor people in Pakistan having their lives truncated.” What arrogance. People have free will. Poor people are just as capable of deciding what’s best for them as rich people. Who are you, I asked Kerstein, to tell people they may not? “We are people who care about people who are different from

us,” he replied, “and poorer than we are. That’s why we care.” These are “vacuous moralisms,” replies Lloyd Cohen, an attorney who’s long argued against the ban on organ-selling. “Transplant surgeons make money. Transplant physicians make money. Hospitals, drug companies make money,” he points out. “Everybody can get paid except the person delivering the irreplaceable part!” He’s right, of course, except that today some donors do get paid. Whenever foolish governments ban things that many people want, black markets appear. Some people go overseas and buy organs from shady middlemen. Some make secret deals in America. The process would be much safer, and prices lower, if buying and selling were legal. “Financial incentives work for everything!” says Cohen. “They work for food; they work for housing; they work for clothing!” He calls the warnings that “the weak and poor will be exploited” paternalistic. “We heard the same argument with surrogacy,” he points out. “Then you interview the women. (They say) this is a wonderful thing that they can do. And they get paid!” Oddly, the one country that allows the selling of organs is Iran. The government buys organs from people willing to sell. I don’t trust statistics from Iran, but a PBS report claims legalization has dramatically reduced the waiting time for a kidney. Twenty-four years ago, Cohen went on “60 Minutes” to argue

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THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, August 22, 2019

Pro Tips for The Perfect Photos of Your Home Whether you’ve completed an amazing renovation, or you are selling your house, you’ll want to take perfect pictures of your home to share. Acclaimed photographer,

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media-worthy or even magazine-worthy level. Lighting fixtures are a critical focal point in homes, yet photographing lighting in a room is challenging. “Lights always look better when turned on,” says Davis. “Try to pick a time of day when lights can be on, but you can still get outside views that won’t be burned out.” Jennifer Kis, director of marketing communications for Progress Lighting and a veteran of many residential photoshoots, agrees. “Lighting is often the statement piece of a room. Having the chandelier turned on in the great room, for example, adds to the general light of the room and creates a warm and cozy feeling.” Another important tip

is to focus on the lighting fixture itself. “Since lighting fixtures are hung high in a room, angle the camera that way. Shooting at eye level is rarely the right angle,” says Davis. Whether or not lighting fixtures are the focus, having the right light at the right time is an essential piece of taking perfect pictures. Spend extra time scouting shoot locations and the design layout of the home. Take notes when planning the shoot to ensure that natural light is shining in the right space at the right time of day. Next, focus on the composition of the shot. The proper balance elevates the image and makes the design elements of the room stand out. When aiming for a picture of the whole room, try shooting right down its center. Using the room’s architectural framework as a guide, pick angles that feel natural to the space and that casually direct the eye to the subject matter being showcased. The viewer’s eye should wander around the image,

finally landing on the intended focal point. Colorful accessories and the right room angles create a visual path through the room, engaging the eye naturally to add depth and interest to the image and taking the ordinary to extraordinary. Clear out the clutter in the room and style the space, remembering that less is more. Try focusing on details and vignettes that create a story of the area and give the room personality. For an ideal finished image, Davis recommends a print file size of 4,000 pixels, 14-inches x 14-inches at 300 dots per inch in tiff or jpeg format. For online use, he recommends images sized 1,800 pixels, 12-inches x 12-inches at 150 dots per inch, in jpeg format. For residential photography inspiration, check out progressltg. com/ExperienceProgress. By adopting the key principles of professionals, you can capture the beauty of your home interiors to create amazing photos of your home.

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An aerial photograph from 2,00 feet of the 32 acres of mainly submerged rocks and ledge, known as The Witches on Lake Winnipesaukee, that are very difficult to see when boating. Timber Island is in the upper left. A public meeting to discuss the proposal to build a Lighthouse on The Witches will be held at Gilford Town Hall on Monday, August 26th at 7pm.

Public Input Sought On Proposal To Construct A Lighthouse On The Witches All are encouraged to attend to a public meeting to discuss a possible state-approved lighthouse on the Witches in Gilford on Lake Winnipesaukee at Gilford Town Hall on Monday, August 26th at 7pm. T h e me eti ng wi ll be presided over by Joyce Endee of Gilford and Capt. Timothy Dunleavy of Marine Patrol. Joyce Endee, an avid boater for decades on Lake Winnipesaukee, first had the idea for a lighthouse on the Witches about thirty years ago while boating with her husband and commenting on the possible dangers with boating by the Witches. “I have always thought this would be a great idea and the thought

has been with me all this time,” said Endee. Last year, Endee finally decided to take some action and see if it was feasible and what needed to be done to finally build the lighthouse. “I’ve been to several meetings with the Department of Environmental Services as well as the NH Marine Patrol,” said Endee. Endee has also had meetings with an architect on the design and will have an artist’s rendering of the possible lighthouse at the meeting. The Lighthouse would most likely be around 30-40 feet high for the practicality of safety as well as having a great focus on being aesthetically pleasing so as to be a beautiful addition to

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Moe is an orange male cat roughly 5-years-old who came to us after living in a barn for an unknown length of time. He was dirty and had a cut over his right eye. He is now clean, healed, neutered, current on vaccinations, microchipped and looking for a home where he can be a working indoor/outdoor cat. He is shy from years spent on his own but he is not feral and would love to find a home where he can work to keep the rodent population at bay. Could you be that home? Lakes Region Humane Society 11 Old Rt. 28, Ossipee, NH (603) 539-1077 • www.lrhs.net

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Stop By The Franklin Animal Shelter And Say Hello to Poopsie! Poopsie is a social kitty who can fit into any home. She’s good with other cats, dogs, and kids! She’s just an all around great gal who is very sweet and loves attention. Poopsie is eight years old, spayed, and up to date on vaccines. Come meet Poopsie. She’s ready to find her forever home! Poopsie can be found at the Franklin Animal Shelter. Shelter Phone: 603934-4132

Meet Har mony at the Pope Memorial Humane Society! The gorgeous Harmony came to PMHS in April, and has been searching for her forever home for over four months. She wants out of the shelter ASAP! Some pups need a little extra time to come out of their shells and show their true colors. Though Harmony can be shy at first, she is a sweet and lovable companion after you get to know her. All she needs is some patience and TLC for her personality to shine! Harmony loves to get outside and her polite leash manners make her a wonderful walking partner! Despite her initial timidness, Harmony becomes very affectionate once she’s had the chance to warm up to you. She’ll take all the snuggles, pets, and treats you can give her! Unfortunately, Harmony is continuously overlooked by adopters. Maybe it’s her rambunctious behavior in her kennel, or her shyness when meeting new people, but it’s heartbreaking to see her be passed over week after week. She just needs the right person to give her a chance to show her true colors! Harmony will make a very loyal, loving furry friend for her future human! She would do best in calm home that is willing to get to know Harmony and work with her to make her comfortable. Any family members should be teens or older. If you’re looking for a new BFF, give Harmony a second look! She’s waiting for you at Pope Memorial Humane Society (formerly Cocheco Valley Humane Society) at 221 County Farm Road in Dover, NH! For more information on adopting a pet, visit cvhsonline.org.

HARMONY

Almost every area shelter has a list and photos of adoptable pets, and many have pets in foster homes that you won’t see at the shelter without asking.

is a foundation to support organizations or individuals involved in the humane treatment of animals, including those in dire situations. For more information visit funds4paws.org or find them on Facebook.

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OUT on the TOWN Great Food, Libations & Good Times!

EVENTS from 2 Rummage Sale

Holderness Community Church, 923 US Route 3, Holderness. 9am-2pm.

“ReEntry: Actors Playing Jazz” V i l l a g e P l aye r s T h e a t r e, Wolfeboro. 7:30pm. ReEntry: Actors Playing Jazz is the story of eight formerly incarcerated men. They have come together after their release from prison to start a theatre group to keep them on the straight and narrow. ReEntry was developed at the Actor’s Studio in New York, under the direction of Wolfeboro native and Academy Award winner, Estelle Parsons. Parsons will be directing the production as well. $25pp. www.Village-

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First Congregational Church, 63 South Main Street, Rochester. 8am-12pm. At the breakfast there will also be a “$5 GRAB-a-BOX Deal”. Dozens of wrapped boxes will contain gift cards/certificates, and each will have something worthy of your $5! Come try your luck. www.First-UCC.net or 332-1121

Sat. 24th & Sun. 25th 40th Annual Fine Arts & Crafts Festival Festival is held on Main Street in Meredith and amid the shops of Mill Falls Marketplace. Stroll along Main Street and the Marketplace and view/shop all of the juried artists as they present their high-quality merchandise. Some of the featured crafts are pottery, leather, wood products, weaving, quilting, metal sculpture, jewelr y, b a s ke t s, d o l l s a n d t oy s. There will also be several a r t i s t s d e m o n s t ra t i n g i n their booths. Live music will fill the air both days as you shop. For more information, call 279-6121 or visit www.

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Sunday 25th

Yoga in the Woods Lost River Gorge & Boulder C ave s, 1 7 1 2 L o s t R i ve r Road, Route 112W, Nor th Woodstock. 8am. Join local fitness guru, Margarita Defrense, for a 1-hour GentleFlow Yoga session at Lost River’s Treehouse and take in the peaceful sounds of Lost River and the nature around you. Mats will be provided, but participants are welcome to bring their own. Session is

$25pp and includes admission to the Gorge following the class. Please plan to arrive 10 minutes early. Pre-registration is required. 745-8031 or www.

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Monday 26th

Solar Gazing Castle in the Cloud’s Field, Moultonborough. 12pm-4pm. Drop by the field to join the NH Astronomical Society in looking at the sun through a hydrogen alpha telescope! Free to join.

Woodstock. Guided evening tours begin at dusk and last 1 and a half hours. Explore Lost River by the light of lanterns and headlamps. Following the tour, enjoy s’mores around the campfire. All reservations must be made in advance as space is limited. Multiple d a t e s ava i l a bl e t h r o u g h October. 745-8031 or www.

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Guided Hike of the Brook Walk Trail Castle in the Clouds, Moultonborough. 1pm. Unplug and rejuvenate in nature with a hike along the Brook Walk Trail, passing 7 waterfalls! Meet at Cones in the Clouds inside the gate. No extra cost

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Turtle Talk Squam Lakes Science Center, Holderness. 10:30am. Join a S q u a m L a ke s N a t u r a l Center docent every Tuesday through August for a fun and educational session about t u r t l e s ! Ta l k i s i n c l u d e d with trail admission. www.

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Septic Sense – What Homeowners Need to Know Tu f t o n b o r o F i r e R e s c u e Building, 189 Middle Road, Tuftonboro. 6:30pm-8pm. Gary Spaulding, a licensed septic system designer and installer will give the informational talk to help people better understand how septic systems work. He will discuss recent changes in the rules and regulations, explain the different types of systems, proper maintenance and care, “DO’s and Don’ts”, the signs of a failing system and what to do about it and more. Preregistration is requested by calling 581-6632 or emailing

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Gilmanton Historical Society, Old Town Hall, Gilmanton Iron Works. 7:30pm. Pat Clarke will talk about the brave Gilmanton men and follow Company B during its muster and three major battles in which it fought during the War. He will also discuss the War’s effect on the people of Gilmanton. 267-6098

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Altrusa of Meredith Community Dinner Meredith Community Center, 1 Circle Drive, Meredith. Doors open at 5pm, dinner served at 5:30pm. This month’s dinner will consist of several different cold salads, tuna, ham, chicken, pasta, tomato/ cuke, also chips, rolls and a fruit salad for dessert. The meal is free, though donations are gratefully accepted and will help fund future dinners. A l l a r e w e l c o m e . www.

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Arts Center, 12 Main Street, Sandwich. 7:30pm. This week’s concert features pianist Matthew Odell, who began his studies at age 10 and has since won acclaim for performances of a wide range of repertoire as a solo recitalist, soloist with orchestra, and chamber musician. Admission and refreshments are by donation. 986-7827

Glass Suncatcher Class

League of NH Craftsmen, 279 DW Highway, Meredith. 5pm-7pm. Come and find out why melting glass is so fun and addictive as you explore the medium of kiln fired glass with League-juried artist Lynn Haust. Tuition is $40 per student. Students age 12 and up are welcome to participate. Space is limited, pre-registration is required. 279-7920

Thursday 29th Plymouth Farmers Market

Plymouth Regional Senior Center Outside Plaza, Garden Street, Plymouth. 3pm-6pm. Rain or shine! 536-5030

Don Bartenstein – Live Music

Gunstock Festival

Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 7pm. www.PatricksPub.com or 293-0841

Gunstock Mountain Resort, 719 Cherr y Valley Road, Gilford. 10am-5pm each day. Fabulous exhibitors including Alpaca Exhibit, amazing quilts, decorative metal wall art, hand painted slates and lots more! Rain or shine, under canopies.

Friday 30th Guided Evening Lantern Tour at Lost River Lost River Gorge & Boulder C ave s, 1 7 1 2 L o s t R i ve r Road, Route 112W, Nor th Woodstock. Guided evening tours begin at dusk and last 1 and a half hours. Explore Lost River by the light of lanterns and headlamps. Following the tour, enjoy s’mores around the campfire. All reservations must be made in advance as space is limited. Multiple d a t e s ava i l a bl e t h r o u g h October. 745-8031 or www.

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Dueling Pianos – Gardner Berry vs Jim Tyrrell Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 9pm. www.PatricksPub.com or 293-0841

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Saturday 31st Guided Evening Lantern Tour at Lost River Lost River Gorge & Boulder C ave s, 1 7 1 2 L o s t R i ve r Road, Route 112W, Nor th Woodstock. Guided evening tours begin at dusk and last 1 and a half hours. Explore Lost River by the light of lanterns and headlamps. Following the tour, enjoy s’mores around the campfire. All reservations must be made in advance as space is limited. Multiple d a t e s ava i l a bl e t h r o u g h October. 745-8031 or www.

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Sweetbloods: Phil & Janet – Live Music Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 8pm. www.PatricksPub.com or 293-0841

New Hampton Market

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N ew H a m p s h i r e Fa r m Museum, 1305 White Mountain Highway, Milton. 12pm-2pm. Pig on the spit with all the sides, come get stuffed! Live music and farm attractions. $25/adult, $10/ child. To reserve your spot (required) call 652-7840

10th Annual “Run your Buns Off” – 4.2 Miler The start and finish are at Basic Ingredients Baker y, Route 3A, Bristol. Registration begins at 7:45am and the race begins at 9am for the professionally timed run/walk. The reward for the runners and walkers at the finish line is a homemade sticky bun! Prizes will be awarded for the top 3 male and female runners, as well as the fastest team. Everyone will have chances to win one of the many great raffle prizes! Cost is $22pp/ advance, or $25pp/day of.

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Ham & Bean Supper

American Legion, 8 Steeple Street, Milton. 5pm-6pm. Featuring hand-sliced ham and 3 kinds of slow-baked beans, cole slaw, rolls, beverages and homemade pie. $9/adults, $5/ kids. 755-3107

Sat. 31 – Sept. 2 st

NH Astronomical Society! This event is free, but donations are gratefully accepted. Register online, by phone or at the door.

Advice to the Players 4th Annual Rummage Sale Fundraiser Arts Center, 12 Main Street, Sandwich. 10am-4pm on the lawn. Stop by Labor Day weekend to show your support for ATTP and bring home some treasures at excellent prices. All proceeds from the rummage sale go towards supporting Advice to the Players and The Arts Center. If you’d like to participate in the sale email

jessie@advicetotheplayers. org 986-7827

SEPT Sunday 1st Yoga in the Woods Lost River Gorge & Boulder C ave s, 1 7 1 2 L o s t R i ve r Road, Route 112W, Nor th Woodstock. 8am. Join local fitness guru, Margarita Defrense, for a 1-hour GentleFlow Yoga session at Lost River’s Treehouse and take in the peaceful sounds of Lost River and the nature around you. Mats will be provided, but participants are welcome to bring their own. Session is $25pp and includes admission to the Gorge following the class. Please plan to arrive 10 minutes early. Pre-registration is required. 745-8031 or www.

LostRiverGorge.com

Monday 2nd Labor Day Fun Run/Walk at the Castle Castle in the Clouds, 455 Old Mountain Road, Route 171, Moultonborough. 8am. Register online, by phone or at the door. $20/adults, $ 6 / a g e s 5 - 1 7 . w w w. CastleintheClouds.org or 476-5900

Tuesday 3rd Stargazing at the Castle Castle in the Clouds, 455 Old Mountain Road, Route 171, Moultonborough. 8pm. Stargaze at the Castle with the

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Thursday 5th Plymouth Farmers Market

Plymouth Regional Senior Center Outside Plaza, Garden Street, Plymouth. 3pm-6pm. Rain or shine! 536-5030

Saturday 7th New Hampton Market

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Thursday 12th Plymouth Farmers Market

Plymouth Regional Senior Center Outside Plaza, Garden Street, Plymouth. 3pm-6pm. Rain or shine! 536-5030

Fri. 13th & Sat. 14th Wolfeboro Vintage Race Boat Regatta New Hampshire Boat Museum h o s t s t h e 1 1 th B i e n n i a l

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Earring Making Class with Joy Raskin

Sandwich Home Industries, 32 Main Street, Sandwich. 10am-4pm. Students will make French ear wires, dangles, hoops and much more! This class is appropriate for those 16 and up. All skill levels welcome. No metalsmithing experience is required. Tuition is $90pp with a $25 materials fee. 284-6831

Wolfeboro Vintage Race Boat Regatta. In total, nearly 50 vintage boats will participate in the Regatta, including small outboards, Grand Prix hydroplanes, Jersey Skiffs and Gold Cup racing boats, in group heats on a one-mile oval-shaped course. Visitors have a chance to ride on some of the boats in between heats, and pit passes are offered also. 569-4554 or www.NHBM.org for more information.

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Stan Jr.’s Super Legends At Weirs Community Park WEIRS BEACH - Stan Jr., is known as a multi-talented personality and successful tribute artist. His polished and dynamic shows tell audiences a story about music that can bridge worlds and create new fans in many genres. He consistently draws big crowds at the park and this will be is fourth time performing at the Weirs outdoor amphitheater. The concert is scheduled for Saturday, August 24th at 6pm and is located at 49 Lucerne Ave., behind the Weirs Beach Fire Department. Stan Jr.’s musical childhood gave him deep roots in country and rock and roll, plus a talent for bridging genres. By age seven, he had picked up a guitar. While still in high school, Stan Jr. wrote and recorded the 45 “Whoops There Goes Love,” then brought his record to WOTW Radio in Nashua, NH. The general manager quickly made Stan the star of his own weekly radio show. He learned to play the guitar, fiddle, harmonica, six string banjo and keyboard, and he filled his performances with comedy, dance music, and modern country. Stan’s earliest performances had the musicality and showmanship it takes to successfully bring country music to rock and roll venues. He build his fan base with frequent television and radio appearances across the US and Canada. Stan Jr. mastered tributes to various artists, from Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash and Tom Jones, to his childhood favorite, Elvis Presley. Stan especially enjoys highlighting Presley’s gospel and country songs in his tribute shows. In addition to

Stan Jr’s Super Legends will be at the Weirs Community Park on Saturday, August 24th at 6pm. covering other artist in his own style, Stan writes and records original gospel and country music. Stan Jr. was inducted into the Massachusetts Country Music Hall of Fame in 2012 and the Maine Country Music Hall of Fame in 2019! Find Stan Jr. on YouTube and Facebook at Stan Jr.’s Super Legends. For A Special Summer Evening pack a picnic and eat at the park’s covered pavilion. Bring a lawn chair for seating at the outdoor amphitheater. There is plenty of parking and state of the art bathhouse. In the event of inclement weather, the event will be held indoors

at the adjacent park hall. This event is sponsored by the Weirs Community Park Association. The Amphitheater and Park Hall are available to rent and or reserve for your gatherings by contacting: parks@city. laconia.nh.us or call 5245046. The Weirs Community Park Association meets regularly and new members are always welcome! Email us at weirsbch@metrocast.net

THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, August 22, 2019

Summer Fun! The Best Summer Ever Starts Right Here!

GeezLouise! Home Decor

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Old Home Days Sale Saturday August 24th, 10-5

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and I drove us south where we had last left the trail. My error made us nearly a full hour late and we had 21 miles to hike. We had a great day on the trail and after all the big mountains we had hiked behind us, these rolling hills went by quickly. The Long Trail here see much less traffic since people aren’t out to visit these small peaks. A few miles before reaching our car the trail went right through Devil’s Gulch, a deep and tight gulch filled with a jumble of large rocks. It reminded me of Ice Gulch in Randolph, NH because the air between the rocks felt welcomingly ice cold. We slept at the Black Lantern Inn in Montgomery since we had no friends living this far north in Vermont. (We managed to stay with friends all but 4 nights the whole adventure.) After cleaning up and

grabbing some supper we dropped our Liz’s car at the top of Jay Pass. The next morning at 7am we were hiking up Belvidere Mountain. From Eden Crossing to Jay Pass was a hair under 17 miles but we’d be climbing a good handful of 3,000 foot peaks and the threat of afternoon thunderstorms was real. The Belvidere lookout tower was a highlight, it is super tall and gave us an early morning hazy view all the way back to Mount Mansfield. The descent from Haystack

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drop Liz’s car off at the Journey’s End trailhead. We were too beat to go out to eat, so we picked up deli sandwiches at the market in Center Montgomery and took them back to the Inn. After cleaning up and putting on dry clothes we sat on the porch and ate our sandwiches and watched small town Vermont go by--a young kid driving a go cart down the main road and a loud car revving its engine for us. The Inn’s wifi worked well on the porch and we checked the weather forecast. Big chance for thunderstorms after 8 am all day Wednesday. Eeek! We decided we better hit the trail at 6 am to get over the open ledges of Jay Peak, we didn’t want to get blasted off the mountain. We were on the summit by 7:15 am and the clouds rested in the valleys providing a fine undercast for the mountaintops to poke through above the clouds. Inside the Jay Peak Tramway house there is a room with a glass

door where we could see two hikers still sleeping inside. I’ve hiked Jay Peak before and thankfully the mud and slippery rocks were not as bad as I had remembered. When we passed the Woodward Shelter a SoBo hiker was just finishing breakfast. I thought he should have been more worried about the weather. Liz and I pushed on, we were tired but we wanted to hike as much as we could before it started to rain. The trail was brushy and would have been a carwash if it were wet. We decided to push on all the way to the Shooting Star Shelter and take a big break there. We stretched out and ate a big early lunch. Then two thru-hikers came through and they weren’t happy that the Shelter’s water source, a pump, was dry and they took right off. They were ready to finish. At the Rte. 105 crossing we were surprised to see the results of an almost completed road widening project at the See PATENAUDE on 27

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A Long Trail Southbound thru-hiker enjoying breakfast after his first night on the trail at the Laura Woodward Shelter.

The Belvidere Lookout Tower is maintained by the Green Mountain Club. From the top of the tower on a clear day the Green Mountains all the way to Camel’s Hump can be seen and to the north Jay Peak too. A day hike to Belvidere Mountain, elevation 3,360 feet, is well worth a visit and there are several trails to choose from. PATENAUDE from 26

height of land. We liked the sign that read 2.6 miles to the border. Up and over Carleton Mountain and then down to the border and to the Journey’s End, we excitedly bopped down the trail. When we reached the boundary swath the thru-hikers were sitting there having just arrived themselves. Interestingly, the border is not a straight line but a series of lines connecting hilltops to hilltops, zigging and zagging. We took photos of one another and chatted. They had been 20 days straight on the trail. We told them we had done 20 days too with our shortest day being just 5 miles with several long days of over 20 miles. Ten minutes later we

all headed down the trail together and now our car was just over a mile away. They decided to wait for their ride at the Journey’s End Camp and to try to find some water. I stopped and reached into my pack and handed them a full liter of water and a Kit Kat bar. One remarked that this was what he was dreaming of as he held the chocolate bar in his hand. Hiker hunger is real. Just before we reached the car it started to sprinkle. As soon as we plopped ourselves into the car seats it started to rain hard. Wow, a fairytale ending indeed. The thunder was loud as we drove through the rain to fetch Liz’s car. We made many good memories and we couldn’t be-

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water and two flags, the American Flag and the Marine Corps flag, on his back. Because of his injury, he can’t handle more than 10 added pounds of weight. The genesis of the walk came quickly. After hearing of the tragedy, he didn’t hesitate. He had to do something for his Marine brothers.

“In the Marine Corps we have a saying, we never leave a wounded man behind, and if someone goes down we rise up and we protect them and their families to the best of our abilities,” he said. “I feel like I’m making a small difference in something that was so devastating for all of us.” “I know how life can hurt,” Roberts said. “I don’t ride, but when I heard what happened I knew I needed to do something for them, and something to help me deal with it, like a walk.” Roberts began serving with the 2nd Marine Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion on the Japanese island in 1985. But his life changed when he was struck in the head during an explosion caused by “some people who decided they didn’t want us there,” he said. His Marine career cut short, he returned to New Hampshire. Since then, he has been seen and treated

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money on a few occasions to help his community by walking. “It also helps me to walk, it’s one of the few kinds of exercise I can do that helps the pain,” he said. Last year the pain got worse, and when he could no longer see his family each week, he went back to his doctors. They decided to try three more rounds of surgery, hoping to ease the nerves in his neck and release some pressure on his brain. This time, after 33 years, the treatment worked. His last surgery was on July 17, and since then, he’s been able to drive again. “They were able to get the pain from a 9 down to about a 6,” he said. “I’ll take that.” He learned of the Randolph tragedy from another Marine’s Facebook post. Having just become engaged to be married, See WALK on 29

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his life was improving, but these deaths were in the Marine family. His experience walking for other causes taught him that people will give when they see the flag and know why he’s walking. For the Randolph victims, he set a goal of raising $7,000, or $1,000 for each victim’s family. Using social media and other means, he let people know about his walk. Many local businesses gave money, and individuals have given as little as a dollar. “One man stopped and when I told him what it was about, he gave me a little money that he said was his lunch money, he said ‘I want you to do something with this cash to help them,’” he said. “I had done some walks in my life in my community and I knew if people saw me walking they would come to me, and it’s worked.” Roberts has collected about $5,300, and he’s

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still walking a few miles each day in the Upper Valley in hopes of getting the rest. With the help of Marine organizations and friends, he hopes to meet the victim families soon. He knows that others have raised far more money, but he’s doing his part. “My goal every day is to make someone smile if I can. I would just love to be able to hand each one of these families a thousand dollars and say, “it’s not a lot, but please, go out and have dinner some night and remember them.”

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he was “NOT GONE, NOR GOING.” James Peverly advised his dry goods and shoe customers that he had made plans to go the “Gold Regions” but had postponed any trip to California because of reports that it was unlikely he could get there without delays in transportation. Peverly indicated that his decision to stay in Concord had brought despondency to his competitors. He implied that if he closed his business other shoe and dry goods dealers

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coach driver on the East Coast. With the discovery of gold in California in 1849 Charley’s sights were set on joining those migrating to the west coast. In 1850 the trip was made by ship to Panama, and then crossing the isthmus to the Pacific side of that country taking another ship to San Francisco. Instead of mining gold Charley worked as a stagecoach driver with a six-horse team. He supported the miners by carrying both passengers and gold cargo. Charley Parkhurst built up a reputation of being a superb driver who risked the dangers of carrying large quantities of gold through narrow mountain passages, raging streams, and desert passages. Early in his California days, a horse, perhaps spooked by a rattlesnake, kicked Parkhurst in the eye and he was afterwards called “one-eyed Charley” with a dark patch over his left eye. Described as being “short and stocky” Charley was said to have smoked cigars, drank whiskey, and chewed tobacco. After retiring from stage-coach driving for Wells Fargo Charley was said to demand the highest of wages while working as a farmer and lumberman. But Charley had a secret kept from most people until his death. Charley Parkhurst was not really a he. Her given name was Char-

lotte and she decided to disguise herself as a man when told that girls could not become stagecoach drivers while still at the orphanage in New Hampshire. Only when Charley died at the age of 67 in 1879 near Watsonville, California and her friends prepared her body for burial was her secret discovered. However, I think there is evidence that on the ship from Panama to California that she may have admitted to the other passengers that she was indeed female though acting like a man. On February 9, 1850 the Placer Times wrote about a person who had arrived in California from Panama on a ship named Eliza Ann with 168 other passengers. That person was called Charley and was said to have confessed that she was a woman though she dressed like and appeared to be a man. She was said to have taken up quarters with the crew and become a favorite on the ship, “displaying pistols and a dazzling bowie knife.” The newspaper reported “Charley’s conduct onboard was quite unexceptionable today busily perusing her wellworn bible, and tomorrow as aptly conducting a part in a game of ‘old sledge.’” It seems very possible that this could be the same Charley from New Hampshire who back on land kept her disguise and secret and became a legend in gold rush history, being another who left the Granite State only to cause a sensation elsewhere. Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr., welcomes your comments at danahillsmiths@ yahoo.com

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the sole unit flying lumbering C-130’s Hercules with skis to Greenland. Very eventful but that’s another story. Bright sunny days on the icecap are beautiful until you try a ski takeoff in mushy warm snow! Then there’ s Thule Air base 750 miles north of the Arctic circle which is part of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), a radar network shared by the USA and Canada. As a crucial part of the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System, Thule has reinvented its mission as a part the U.S. Space Command. Importantly Greenland forms the northern tier of the Greenland, Iceland, UK Gap in which Soviet submarines heading towards North America were monitored. The GIUK chokepoint was crucial during the Cold War and hopefully Russian subs transiting the region are still monitored. Why is this island called Greenland when its ice? Eric the Red and Norse settlers arrived in 982 AD. Back then there were green meadows, farms and vineyards until the Little Ice Age turned the region increasingly cold and uninhabitable. The Norse population disappeared around 1500.

Greenland comprises 836,000 sq. miles and has 57,000 people, mostly Inuit and European Danish. Since 1979 Denmark granted home rule to the island, and in 2008 Greenlanders gained self-government. The Danish government controls foreign affairs and defense policy. Nonetheless Denmark pours huge financial subsidies into Greenland prompting many critics to complain of the cost. News of the Trump proposal, it’s actually true according to Economic Advisor Larry Kudlow, was greeted by the Danish lawmakers on both left and right as “crazy, awful, insecure, absurd.” Indeed, it’s hardly a place for a golf resort. “Greenland is open for business” tweeted the local government but, “is not for sale!” John J. Metzler is a United Nations correspondent covering diplomatic and defense issues. He is the author of Divided Dynamism The Diplomacy of Separated Nations: Germany, Korea, China.

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ciety Foundations, his son Alex’s Jewish social justice nonprofit Bend the Arc, Soros-backed CREDO Action, and the Soros-funded Center for Popular Democracy, United We Dream and Make the Road New York have all subsidized and stoked hatred of ICE and the Border Patrol. This is not anti-Semitism, white nationalism or white supremacy. It’s fact. And it’s not a conspiracy “theory” that Soros’ money has fueled dangerous immigration anarchy. It’s conspiracy truth. Even more shocking is how much of the toxic propaganda undermining the men and women on our Homeland Security frontlines is being underwritten by unsuspecting taxpayers, churchgoers and consumers. In the coming weeks, I will be exposing the global financiers and government programs promoting the campaign to “melt ICE,” turn the Border Patrol into the “diaper patrol,” open the floodgates to every last unvetted Muslim refugee and unassimilated, lowwage Central American laborer, and erase the America my legal immigrant parents taught me to cherish. My seventh book, “Open Borders, Inc.: Who’s Funding America’s Destruction,” will be released on Sept. 10, 2019. I’ve compiled nearly 500 pages and 12 appendices and maps tracing tens of billions of dollars spent or received by 400+ nonprofits, religious charities, legal organizations, political lobbying groups, businesses and government contractors, backed up by 1,600-plus footnotes to educate my fellow citizens. Border security and restored sovereignty start with defunding the funders of America’s destruction, and then prosecuting them as criminal open borders racketeers. Follow the money; find the truth. Malkin is author of the upcoming book, “Open Borders, Inc.: Who’s Funding America’s Destruction,” available now for preorder at Amazon.com. Her email is michellemalkininvestigates@protonmail.com.

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the hashtag targeting him, even retweeted Terrence K. Williams: “Died of SUICIDE on 24/7 SUICIDE WATCH? Yeah right! How does that happen ... #JefferyEpstein had information on Bill Clinton & now he’s dead ... I see #TrumpBodyCount trending but we know who did this! ... RT if you’re not Surprised.” Conversely, MSNBC’s Joy Reid suggested that Attorney General William Barr, “Trump’s consigliere ... whose prime directive is to protect Donald Trump no matter what,” might be covering up Epstein’s murder. None of this is good for the country, obviously. But the question is why Americans seem so apt to believe conspiracy theories these days. Some of that certainly has to do with social media, where small pockets of fringe opinion can merge together to create larger pockets of fringe opinion. Much of it has to do with generalized distrust of the media -- distrust that is largely justified by media unwilling to question conspiracism from one side of the aisle. The same weekend Trump idiotically retweeted the Clinton-Epstein conspiracy theory, no less than three Democratic presidential candidates suggested that Michael Brown, the 18-year-old shot by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2015 while charging that officer, was actually murdered. Not a single reporter apparently bothered to ask why these candidates were ignoring the report of Barack Obama’s Department of Justice, which found no evidence of murder. More of it has to do with the human inability to accept widespread incompetence. Conspiracies are notoriously difficult to pull off. There are simply too many moving parts. Those who believe in conspiracy theories tend to attribute far more control to human beings than they generally have. Better to believe in conspiracies than to accept

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